Confucius Quotes

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get."

"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

"The object of the superior man is truth."

"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men."

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

"A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."

"You cannot open a book without learning something."

"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."

"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself."